In Venezuela, a village on stilts slowly succumbs to mud
by Margioni BERMÚDEZ Agence France-Presse VENEZUELA (AFP) - Congo Mirador was once an idyllic spot: a community of homes on…
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Environment
$80 oil sparks mixed fortunes for world economy
by Benoît PELEGRIN Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Oil prices jumped above $80 this week for the first…
3 years ago
COP26 ‘won’t be easy’, UN climate chief admits
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse MILAN, Italy (AFP) - The forthcoming COP26 summit -- which could determine the viability of…
3 years ago
UK to relax post-Brexit rules on gene-edited crops
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The UK government announced plans on Wednesday to relax regulation of gene-edited crops, following the…
3 years ago
World’s shortest cow gets posthumous recognition
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A knee-high celebrity cow that became a sensation in Bangladesh has won posthumous recognition as the…
3 years ago
OPEC sees oil demand growing over next two decades
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) - OPEC said Tuesday it expects oil demand to rise between now and 2045, and remain the…
3 years ago
Thunberg slams 30 years of climate ’empty words’
MILAN, Italy (AFP) - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg opened a youth climate summit on Tuesday by lambasting three decades of…
3 years ago
New lizard species discovered in Peru
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Scientists have discovered a new lizard species in Peru, the national conservation agency said Tuesday. The…
3 years ago
Drugs in river at UK’s Glastonbury music festival harming fish: scientists
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - High levels of illegal drugs have been found in a river running through Britain's Glastonbury…
3 years ago
Major corporations urge Brazil to boost climate pledges
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - A group of the 107 biggest companies in Brazil on Monday called for the…
3 years ago
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